ARLINGTON, Texas – Grand Canyon’s Daviciea McCartney and UT Arlington’s Lucas Van Klaveren have been named the TicketSmarter Western Athletic Conference (WAC) Men’s Outdoor Track & Field Athletes of the Week, for the meet week ending on Sunday, April 14.
 
McCartney, a senior, was the top collegiate finisher in the men’s 400-meter hurdles at the Bryan Clay Invitational on April 11-13 in Azusa, California. McCartney placed third with a time of 50.60, the fastest time in the WAC this season and ranked 19th in NCAA Division I as of April 17.
 
Van Klaveren, a senior, turned in a stellar showing in the men’s decathlon at the Bryan Clay Invitational on April 11-13. Van Klaveren won the event after scoring 7785 points, which included first-place finishes in the 400-meter dash (47.06) and javelin (55.77m/183.0) on the way to posting the second-best decathlon score in the nation as of April 17.
 
2024 TicketSmarter WAC Men’s Outdoor Track & Field Weekly Awards
 
MEN’S OUTDOOR TRACK ATHLETES OF THE WEEK
Daviciea McCartney, Sr., Grand Canyon (Apr. 17)
Jaedyn Carpenter, Fr., Southern Utah (Apr. 10)
Valentin Soca, So., California Baptist (Apr. 3)
Erin Brown, Sr., Grand Canyon (Mar. 27)
Germain Lemaitre, So., Grand Canyon (Mar. 20)
 
MEN’S OUTDOOR FIELD ATHLETES OF THE WEEK
Lucas Van Klaveren, Sr., UT Arlington (Apr. 17)
Jedidiah Udunna, So., UTRGV (Apr. 10)
Jack Hodge, Gr., Grand Canyon (Apr. 3)
Israel Oloyede, Gr., Grand Canyon (Mar. 27)
Ben Moffett, So., Grand Canyon (Mar. 20)